Kabul vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Kabul Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$476
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1002
$6332
🏠 One person rent
$222
$1488
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$2864
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.2
$356
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$237
$4101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
25
96
🏙️ Population
4.27M
4.84M

The cost of living in Kabul is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8586th and 378th ($476 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Australia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Sydney ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8851st and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Sydney

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Kabul Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.55
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$1766
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$281
$3415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$166
$2457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.86%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$15741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$258
$10385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$142
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$5.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$26.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.29
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$62.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.19
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.2
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$30.3
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.4
$1907
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1169
$16834

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$393
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$305
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$349
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$399
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$376
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$270
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$267
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$382
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$290
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$286
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$392
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$265
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$355
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$579
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$316
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$378
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$322
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$572
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$575
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$250
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$282
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$410
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$313
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$331
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$252
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$296
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$267
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$313
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$233
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$390
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$308
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$379
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$254
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$253
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$335
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$330
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$325
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$256
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$380

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1969
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2039
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1836
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1668
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1520
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1770
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1529
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1722
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1486
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2267
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1520
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1711
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1612
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1423
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2393
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1713
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2147
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1991
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1756
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1725
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1367
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1615
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1674
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1782
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1783
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1768
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2266
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1724
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1905
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1688
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2299
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1570
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1896
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1843
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1662
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1861